The team was to begin play in if accepted, however, the bid eventually fell through. The club made their first recruitment dealing in off-field matters on September 6, , when they hired former Rutgers University Athletic Director Tim Pernetti to serve as Chief Business Officer, part of a five-year deal with the university.

On December 11, , Jason Kreis was announced as the first head coach of the new franchise, having reached the end of his contract at Real Salt Lake and declined an extension.

It was revealed in the announcement that his contract, starting on January 1, , would see him begin by traveling to Manchester , England, to familiarize himself with the set-up of the franchise owners.

On June 2, , the club announced that Spanish World Cup -winning striker David Villa had signed as the first ever player.

He was, however, called back after only four matches. Reyna hailed Lampard as "one of the greatest players in world history", while Lampard stated "it is a privilege to be able to help make history here in New York City".

Their first ever league game was played on March 8 against fellow expansion side Orlando City , with Mix Diskerud scoring their first ever competitive goal in a game which finished 1—1 in front of a packed Citrus Bowl stadium.

Open Cup , and were eliminated on penalties after playing overtime. After the season ended, Kreis was relieved from his head coaching duties on November 2.

Harrison made an immediate impact and became a core component of the club in his first year with the team, forming a formidable partnership with Villa.

The club again, however, were once again eliminated from the playoffs in the conference semi-finals, losing to the fifth seeded Columbus Crew by a 4—3 goal aggregate.

New York City had then utilized the following off-season in order to undertake an aggressive overhaul of the squad, with ten senior players departing, including perceived starters Mikey Lopez , R.

The team then acquired another right-back in the form of Saad Abdul-Salaam in a trade with Sporting Kansas City , trading former second overall pick Khiry Shelton , largely considered a bust , on December Midway through the season, however, Vieira would depart the club to return to France, in order to coach at Ligue 1 club Nice.

His tenure saw the team adopt a free-flowing, attacking, press-based system, which gained both the team and coach several plaudits from experts, players, and fellow coaches.

New York City would eventually qualify for the playoffs as the third seed in the Eastern Conference, but again, were defeated in the second round to conclude the season.

As interested parties waited for the club to reveal its official colors and badge, a number of graphic designers released their own impressions of possible crests and shirt designs, [97] something the club encouraged by publicizing several attempts on their various social media outlets.

Although club chairman Ferran Soriano emphasized the desire to create a club with its own identity, rather than relying entirely on the brands of club owners Manchester City and the New York Yankees , the online presence that the club kept up across its own website and on various social networking websites maintained a consistent approach of using the sky blue of the Manchester club and the navy blue of the MLB team, along with the white employed by both owner-clubs.

Having allowed the speculation and amateur designs to build interest in the club for almost nine months, on February 4, it was announced that the selection of an official club badge was to be forthcoming, with the club planning to release two designs for the crest in two different styles, which would then be put to a public vote to select the chosen design.

Although March 3 was originally set as the release date for the two proposed logos, the vote was pushed back as the Yankees vetoed one of the potential crests for infringing their own trademark.

The shirt was dominated by lighter-blue concentric circles radiating out from the logo that "celebrate the energy of New York City".

On January 7, , the club unveiled its second-ever home uniform, pairing the sky blue shirt with navy blue shorts. A small New York City flag is on the front of the shirt.

The kit is primarily gray with sky blue details, "inspired by the concrete jungle that is the Big Apple". On April 21, , the club confirmed that they would play their first season home games at Yankee Stadium, and that plans for a future stadium were in progress.

The team came up with an alternate proposal to build the stadium in the Bronx adjacent to Yankee Stadium to be completed in at the earliest.

Club president Jon Patricof confirmed in September that the franchise " has multiple sites under active consideration — some involve public processes and some are private.

That site is not an active site. The team with the most votes would have the Empire State Building lit up in their favor.

June 11, Source: Sporting Director Claudio Reyna called the agreement "an important affiliation for NYCFC with an ambitious, forward-thinking club like San Antonio, which shares our drive to grow the game within their own passionate soccer community.

New York City also began building its youth development program in April by partnering with eight local youth soccer clubs.

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Archived from the original on November 7, Without a doubt, Angelino is going to be a fun player to watch for the remainder of his loan with the Bronx Blues.

The Blues will welcome the Canadian club to Yankee Stadium for a 6: NYCFC out to make history vs. Just a week after they earned a 4—1 win against the Columbus Crew at home to clinch the second seed in the Eastern Conference, the Blues were shut out and beat up by Toronto FC.

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Enzo Martinez Colorado Rapids right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Tommy Smith Colorado Rapids wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Assisted by Yangel Herrera. Conceded by Alexander Callens. Tommy Smith Colorado Rapids header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.

As interested parties waited for the club to reveal its official colors and badge, a number of graphic designers released their own impressions of possible crests and shirt designs, [97] something the club encouraged by publicizing several attempts on their various social media outlets.

Although club chairman Ferran Soriano emphasized the desire to create a club with its own identity, rather than relying entirely on the brands of club owners Manchester City and the New York Yankees , the online presence that the club kept up across its own website and on various social networking websites maintained a consistent approach of using the sky blue of the Manchester club and the navy blue of the MLB team, along with the white employed by both owner-clubs.

Having allowed the speculation and amateur designs to build interest in the club for almost nine months, on February 4, it was announced that the selection of an official club badge was to be forthcoming, with the club planning to release two designs for the crest in two different styles, which would then be put to a public vote to select the chosen design.

Although March 3 was originally set as the release date for the two proposed logos, the vote was pushed back as the Yankees vetoed one of the potential crests for infringing their own trademark.

The shirt was dominated by lighter-blue concentric circles radiating out from the logo that "celebrate the energy of New York City".

On January 7, , the club unveiled its second-ever home uniform, pairing the sky blue shirt with navy blue shorts. A small New York City flag is on the front of the shirt.

The kit is primarily gray with sky blue details, "inspired by the concrete jungle that is the Big Apple".

On April 21, , the club confirmed that they would play their first season home games at Yankee Stadium, and that plans for a future stadium were in progress.

The team came up with an alternate proposal to build the stadium in the Bronx adjacent to Yankee Stadium to be completed in at the earliest. Club president Jon Patricof confirmed in September that the franchise " has multiple sites under active consideration — some involve public processes and some are private.

That site is not an active site. The team with the most votes would have the Empire State Building lit up in their favor.

June 11, Source: Sporting Director Claudio Reyna called the agreement "an important affiliation for NYCFC with an ambitious, forward-thinking club like San Antonio, which shares our drive to grow the game within their own passionate soccer community.

New York City also began building its youth development program in April by partnering with eight local youth soccer clubs.

List of the last three seasons completed by New York City. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Not to be confused with F. Retrieved August 28, Retrieved January 2, NYCFC skyrocket after finally beating rivals".

The Pigeons conceded four times from corner kicks — a feat no other MLS team has achieved or even approached since the league started tracking the stat in Retrieved February 8, After facing the Rapids, the Bronx Blues head home to face the Houston Dynamo on September 23 which starts a three-game, seven-day stretch that includes a trip to Montreal on the 27th and ends in Chicago on the 30th.

Archived from the original on November 7, Without a doubt, Angelino is going to be a fun player to watch for the remainder of his loan with the Bronx Blues.

The Blues will welcome the Canadian club to Yankee Stadium for a 6: NYCFC out to make history vs. Just a week after they earned a 4—1 win against the Columbus Crew at home to clinch the second seed in the Eastern Conference, the Blues were shut out and beat up by Toronto FC.

The New York Daily News. New York City Football Club. Be in your seats by 6: The Boys in Blue add one more player to their batch of young prospects.

The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved August 29, New York Daily News. The overall seating capacity has been reduced by nearly 5, seats, from 52, to 47, Retrieved July 28, Retrieved May 21, Retrieved November 6, Retrieved September 7, The New York Times.

Retrieved December 9, Retrieved February 27, Retrieved March 21, Retrieved May 22, Event occurs at Retrieved February 7, Retrieved February 2, Bagli May 21, Retrieved May 25, New York City Football Club".

Retrieved October 4, Retrieved November 13, Retrieved December 11, Retrieved January 10, Retrieved June 2, Retrieved June 4, Retrieved November 25, Retrieved August 11, New York City FC.

Retrieved November 12, Retrieved March 8, New York City claim historic first win". Retrieved March 15, Retrieved May 18, Retrieved July 24, Retrieved November 3, Retrieved November 9, Retrieved December 6, Retrieved November 27, Retrieved December 5, Retrieved December 13, Retrieved December 14, Retrieved January 27, Retrieved March 3, Retrieved March 18, Retrieved June 11, Retrieved June 10, Retrieved December 8, Retrieved January 25, Retrieved January 24, Retrieved January 26, Sam Nicholson Colorado Rapids left footed shot from outside the box is too high.

Dominique Badji Colorado Rapids wins a free kick in the defensive half. Assisted by Yangel Herrera. Conceded by Alexander Callens. Tommy Smith Colorado Rapids header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.